GALPR/5

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1949:855
Site:GALPR
Discovery:arch excav, 1935 Kendrick, T.D.
History:Found by T.D. Kendrick during his excavations of the priory.
Geology:
Dimensions:0.66 x 0.51 x 0.13 (converted from Macalister/1949)
Setting:unattch
Location:on site
Macalister/1949, 72: `in an out-house near the gate-lodge'.
Form:fragment
Condition:frgmntry , n/a
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: latin; outline; expanded; expanded; curved; circular; none; none; decorated
Decorations:

Macalister/1949, 74: `An equilateral cross in a circle'.

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Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1949):ANLOC | GAESITA
Expansion:
ANLOC GAESITA
Macalister/1949 74 reading only

Notes

Orientation:mixed directions
Position:n/a ; broad ; on cross ; other
Incision:inc
Date:None published
Language:unknown (rbook)
Ling. Notes:Macalister/1949, 74: `There is, however, an appearance as of a graffito on the face of the cross, from which it is possible to extract the letters ANLOC GAESITA, whatever that may mean'.
Palaeography:CISP: The lettering is very uncertain, but appears to be half-uncial.
Legibility:poor
Macalister/1949, 74: `At first sight there appears to be a damaged D on the margin, but on careful re-examination I concluded that this was a mere result of accidental fracture. There is, however, an appearance as of a graffito on the face of the cross, from which it is possible to extract the letters ANLOC GAESITA, whatever that may mean'.
Lines:2
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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